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Slide 1 Introduction
Welcome to Environmental Sustainability & Stewardship at San Diego International Airport.
Environmental Sustainability & Stewardship is part of the annual World Class Tune-Up
Training. There are 5 sections to this module:
Slide 2 Navigation
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Slide 3 Help
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Slide 4 Section 1
Welcome to Section 1, Environmental Sustainability.
The Learning Objectives are: (1) understand how the Airport strives to incorporate sustainability
into its decision-making; and (2) identify some examples of the Airports environmentally
sustainable operations.
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Slide 5 Sustainability
The San Diego International Airport strives to operate in a sustainable manner by balancing
economic, social, and environmental concerns; and is proud of its reputation as an environmental
leader. In fact, San Diego was the first airport in the US to formally adopt a Sustainability Policy
and to issue Sustainability Reports to track and communicate its progress.
Everyone at the Airport plays an important role in helping create a sustainable organization. By
making decisions today as if tomorrow matters, we help ensure that the Airport will continue to
be resilient and successful into the future.
Slide 6 Leed
One way to ensure that the Airport grows in an environmentally sustainable manner is by
designing and constructing new facilities to meet LEED standards. LEED (or Leadership in
Energy & Environmental Design) is a well-known green building certification program that
helps create more efficient, healthier facilities.
The Authoritys Sustainability Policy states that all new construction will meet the LEED Silver
standard or better.
The Airport currently has four LEED certified buildings, adding the Rental Car Center facility
slated to receive a LEED Silver certification this year.
The Airports Terminal 2 West Expansion was the first, and remains the only, LEED Platinum
certified commercial airport terminal in the world
Slide 7 Amenities
The Airport has numerous amenities and programs to help passengers and employees travel
green to and from the Airport.
There are over 25 publicly available electric vehicle charging stations located outside the
Terminals and in the Cell Phone Parking Lot.
Bicycle racks and lockers are also available below the Terminal 1 Pedestrian Bridge and in the
Administration Building parking lot.
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Passengers and employees can take mass transit to the Airport on MTS Bus 992 from
Downtown. And now, with the opening of the Terminal Link Road in 2016, by getting off at the
Middletown trolley station and catching an Airport shuttle across Pacific Highway.
Finally, Airport Authority staff can purchase transit passes via payroll deductions at 50 percent
of their cost.
Slide 8 The Green Flash
The Green Flash, a monthly e-bulletin, is one way that the Airport helps keep its employees
up-to-date on environmental programs and events. For example, Sustainability Fairs are held
a few times per year to offer all Airport employees a chance to buy discounted, energy-efficient
LED bulbs, recycle electronic waste, and donate unwanted clothes and household items. So keep
an eye out for the monthly Green Flash e-bulletin on SANformation online.
Slide 9 Section 2
Welcome to Section 2, Wildlife Preservation.
Lets go over the objectives:
You will be able to determine the official nesting season of the endangered California Least
Tern.
And you will be able to follow all guidelines during the California Least Tern nesting season.
Slide 10 Least Tern Protection Program
The Airport Authority has created a California Least Tern Protection Program with guidelines
for everyone at the airport.
The guidelines include:
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Minimizing potential construction project impacts. For Example, focusing lights away
from the Least Tern ovals during nighttime activities so that the Least Terns are not
visible to predators.
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Properly disposing of trash and keeping outdoor trash dumpsters covered to avoid
attracting Least Tern predators.
Slide 14 - Section 3
In section three, we will cover storm water pollution prevention.
The objectives for this section are:
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Learn a slogan that describes how we should think of storm water pollution prevention.
State where storm water runoff from the airport will eventually end up.
Identify practices that are a part of the Good House Keeping BMP.
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Slide 15 - Slogan
Just remember the slogan, Nothing but rain down the drain!
You will now answer a question regarding the content we have just covered.
Slide 16 - Check Your Knowledge
Evaluate your understanding of this topic.
Slide 17 The Clean Water Act
Storm water pollution prevention is the law. The Clean Water Act of 1972 requires the Authority
to have a program where we identify and control the pollutants in our storm water runoff.
Slide 18 - Management Plan
The Airport is subject to a Municipal storm water permit and an Industrial storm water permit.
As required by our permits, the Airport Authority has a Storm Water Management Plan. This
plan describes the ways we manage our storm water runoff and prevent our storm water runoff
from becoming contaminated.
The Storm Water Management Plan is a living document, Which means it is continually being
revised and updated so as to keep it most relevant to our operations at San Diego International
Airport.
The document is available on san.org and on SANformation online.
Slide 19 - Stormwater Runoff
Our airport is approximately 661 acres, and almost all of that is paved and impervious. This
means that when rain falls on the airport, it cannot seep into the ground, but instead runs over the
paved surfaces until it reaches a storm drain. As the rainwater runs over the ground, it takes with
it anything we have left behind, including harmful pollutants like trash, cigarette butts, oil from
cars and equipment, and fuel. Here at Lindbergh Field, our storm drains connect to 15 outfall
pipes, which carry our storm water runoff into San Diego Bay, and that water eventually makes it
out to the Pacific Ocean.
So, why do we care if pollutants are carried by storm water into the bay?
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Slide 33 - Section 5
Welcome to Section 5, Recycling and Waste Management.
Slide 34 - A Single-Stream Recycling Program
Lets go over the objectives together:
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You will be able to distinguish between what can and cannot be recycled.
You will learn about the Authoritys Food Waste Diversion Program.
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Slide 36
The list of items shown above are those that should never go into the blue bins. If you throw one
of these items in the blue bin, it will result in load contamination and the entire load of
recyclables will be treated as trash.
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Foam
Non-numbered plastics. Plastics have numbers printed on the bottom of containers with
chasing arrows, usually numbered one through 7. If theres no number you cant recycle
it in the blue bin.
Food waste
Universal waste
If you have any questions regarding recycling, please contact Amiel Porta at aporta@san.org, or
Mayra Garcia at migarcia@san.org
Slide 37 - Food Scrap Disposal
Look for the Battery Collection receptacles located throughout the Airport Authority, like the
one shown in the picture. You must tape battery terminals. And, remember, if you have a
corroded battery, you should place it in a plastic bag to avoid contamination.
Slide 38 - Check Your Knowledge
Evaluate your understanding of this topic.
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